El Pez Kitchen - Last meals out before the stay at home mandate

I debated about backdating this post but decided against it. You're welcome.

This post includes two visits to a relatively new spot in South San Diego...

in my old neighborhood where I grew up...

Foodcrawl with Cathy - Stops 5, 6, 7 & 8 - Star Dust Donuts, DK-Che, Gloria's Bakery & Gonzalez Panaderia

Continuing the food crawl with Cathy...

we hit the jackpot when we saw Star Dust open!

Foodcrawl with Mary & Lynn - Stops 2 & 3: Mexican Bakeries + Stop 4 at Lannboon Asia Cafe

Near Birrieria don Rafa was a bakery I had recently visited with Cathy...

where we were gifted with cake pops from the nice lady at Mexico Lindo...

Foodcrawl with Cathy - Stops 3 & 4: Tamales Ancira + the new Manolo Farmer's Market

[This post has been on draft since 2019. It is really 6/16/2022 now. I will hit update.]

If you guessed Tamales Ancira...

then "You are correct, sir!" (say in an Ed McMahon voice)!

Food Crawl with Mary and Lynn - Stop 1: Birrieria don Rafa

I hadn't seen these gals since our last food crawl,

which was back in August...

Food Crawl with Cathy - Stop 1 @ Mexico Lindo Bakery + Stop 2 @ Al Pastor

The first Friday of the New Year brought me and Cathy of mmm-yoso to this corner...

Broadway and E in this unassuming strip mall...

Desserts round up - Eccentric International Chefs Bakery, Arely French Bakery, home bakers, Niederfrank's & Mexico Lindo Bakery

This post kind of languished since January 2018...

so her it is, a compilation of desserts posts...

South Bay Food Crawl 2018 - South San Diego: TJ Tortas & Tacos + Oasis Ice Cream Parlor

We were winding down and planned to cut through this lot to get to Baja Oyster Bar across the street..

when I noticed this new signage...

South Bay Food Crawl 2018 - West side of Chula Vista: Aqui es Texcoco, Otay Farms Market & Tamales Ancira

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of hanging out with friends...

Mary (+ her bf Jake) of This Tasty Life and Lynn from Oh So Yummy...

Antojate Ice Cream

A few days ago, we went out to dinner with TC and the boyfriend...

and for dessert, tried this new ice cream place in National City...

Dinner at Siam Imperial + Oasis (again)

The new school year started...

and I was glad that the first week was finished, hence, a Friday night out for us two...

Mexipino Craft

Yesterday I was out with two of the Educator GF's...

TORC was MIA but will hopefully join D, KD and I in our future excursion...

Sabor a Ti Caffe

Although Sabor a Ti has been here for almost a year...

we hadn't been until earlier today.

Seafood Friday 2018 - Weeks 6 & 7: Fred Meyer deli sushi + mariscos from Nine Seas food truck

We were in Portland last week...

and had eaten meat for breakfast, but this was rectified for dinner...

Seafood Friday 2018 - Week 4: Mariscos Hector's + Rubio's

Got these in the mail a few days ago...

Prince would approve of my new sneakers...

The return of Mexico Lindo Bakery, renamed Sweet Bakery Mexico Lindo

While taking the surface streets back from National City...

I saw this yellow sign from afar...

Siam Imperial + new paleta flavor from Oasis

It was finally a Friday and I wanted us to try a new place recommended by a co-worker...

Down near the end of Palm Avenue in IB, where you will see variously shaped red metal sculptures along the sidewalk. This, I just found out, was part of the Imperial Beach Outdoor Surfboard Museum. Every board has a plaque with the year, the shape  and size style, plus the shaper.

The newest Thai restaurant in IB opened three months ago...

which replaced a former bike shop...

Su Pan

Sometime back in March was our visit to Su Pan...

a small Mexican bakery and eatery off El Cajon Blvd. (near 50th)...

sharing a lot with a liquor and auto parts store...

Post Awards Night drinks and tapas at Romesco's

Senior Awards night done!

Time to unwind and revel in the last few weeks of the school year...

Mexico Lindo relocation

I was bummed that one of my favorite childhood bakeries closed more than a year or so ago...

I read online that they were relocating...